Gary Urling: City should require equal respect for traffic laws

Posted:
12/06/2017 07:10:10 PM MST

There seems to be confusion over laws for operating bicycles or electric bicycles. The most common is stopping at stoplights and signs. Lights are required from sunset to sunrise. Impeding the normal flow of traffic and the number of riders on a bicycle are also addressed. There are restrictions on riding abreast and approaching a pedestrian. You might wish to read the law, available at http://colobikelaw.com/coloradolaw.html. As there is no license requirement or testing, you might not be aware of the laws.

Lack of enforcement of bicycle laws leaves the impression our City Council chooses politics over law enforcement. I believe we have enough of that at the federal government level. I would hope our local elected council, which has total control of city government, with no balance of power, would choose the law over politics.

I'm sure some will argue drivers don't obey they laws either. I'm suggestion equal enforcement. I'm suggesting uniform enforcement of the traffic laws. With equal enforcement we should see a better relationship between drivers and those who choose bicycles.

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A council that favors one set of constituents over another will create ill feelings between groups, as we see on other local issues. We see this in Washington were each party in power refuses to accept any input from the other side. This creates wild swings in how the country is managed. This might be good for political careers. It's not healthy for country or community.

We need respect for each other and respect for the law. None of us should be above the law. This is especially true for our elected officials. Our council should show equal respect and require equal respect of law from all groups.

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